Bottle cap and opener



Feab. '26, 1929. 1,703,759

L. c. AMENT BOTTLE CAP AND OPENER Filed Aug. 12, 1927 Patented F eb. 26,1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE,

LUCY COTTON um, 0l NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE CAP AND 02ml..

Application mcd August 18, 1997. Serial lo. 212,581.

This invention relates to a bottle cap adapted to receive and containa-bottle opener.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a cap of the shapeand :size usually7 employed with a recess or depression in whic a smallbut efficient cap opener may be detachably secured, and all withoutnecessitating any change in the machinery now employed for crimping thecap to the bottle.

To this end the invention consists in providing a bottle cap of thecrimped type with a depression in its top, and a folded small sized capopened in the depression and held therein in a removable manner, the capwith opener attached being smooth on top and of dimensions makingitcapable of bein" handled by the ordinary cap applying machinery nowused.

The invention further consists in the novel arrangement, combination andconstruction of parts shown and described.

In the drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of the invention, inwhich Fig. l is a plan view of a cap and opener, showing in dotted linesthe-opener partially opened.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation along the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the cap with opener removed.

Fig. 5 is a detail of the opener.

Fig. 6 is a plan View of an opener having three folds.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 2 showing a three foldopener in place in a cap.

In the drawings, I have indicated a metal cap 1 having the usual crimpededge 2 adapted to receive the flanged mouth of a bottle 3. The cap isprovided with a depression or recess 4 in the top and extending fromside to side and having a side stepped recess 5 adjacent the recess 4.

Located centrally of the recess 4 is a spring stud 6 having overhangingshoulders 7, one of which may be formed at the time of manufacturing thecap proper.

, A asket 8 of cork or other material is providewithin the crimped edgeof the cap and directly overlies the bottle mouth and pre vents leakageof the bottle contents, all of which is well known. It may be that dueto the irregular under surface of the cap. a gasket of slightly greaterthickness than heretofore used, will benecessary in some instances tosatisfactorily seal the bottle mouth, but this w111 not interfere in anyway either with the function of the cap or the machinery handling it.

I provide a capl opener comprising a handle 9 and a head 10 aving a spur11 for engagement under the crimped ed e 2 of the ca As shown in Fig. 5,the hea 10 and hand e 9 are hlnged together by pintle 12. Obviously theopener may be made o f very thin gauge metal while maintainingsufficient strength to lift the cap from thebboale.

In practice, the opener is folded and laid within the recess in the cap,so that the dou` bled thickness of the o ener lies in the recess 4 andthe spur 1l in t e recess 5, the entire opener being substantially flushwith the cap top.

In order to retain the opener in the recess, I provide apertures 13 and14 in the handle and head respectively, the former opening freelypassing over the spring stud 6, the latter snapping. over theoverhanging shoulders 7 thereof. In this manner, the opener is held inits recess against accidental displacement, yet one may readily removeit therefrom by inserting the finger nail between the opener and therecess floor.

It will be readily seen that I have provided a cap which accommodates anopener therein, without interferin in any way with the function of thecap or t e machinery handling the same.

The upper fold of the opener, comprising the head, holds the underportion securely in place without making it too diicult to remove theopener from its recess.

As a modified form, shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the opener is made withthree folds, the handle 9 being supplemented by an intermediate portion15. When this form of opener is used, obviously it will be necessary toeither make the recess in the cap correspondingly deeper or else makethe opener of thinner material so that it may be contained within thesame depth of recess as in the case of the two fold form.

By providing a three fold opener I am able to get a greater leverage onthe cap in opening so that the cap may be more readily removed.

I claim:

1. In combination, a bottle cap having a recess in its to an openercomprising a handle and a head inged together about a pintle,

held in said recess, said pintle being parallel to the plane of the captop, a stud rising from the bottom of the recess in the bottle cap, thevopener having an aperture through which the stud projects.

2. In combination,a bottle cap having a recess in its top, a spring studrising from the bottom of said' recess, an opener held in said recessand having an aperture therein through which the stud projects, the topof the stud slightly overlyingthe upper surface of the opener.

3. In combination, a bottle cap havinfra stepped recess in its top, anopener of at metal folded upon itself and held iu said recess, a springstud rising from the bottom of said recess and projecting through boththicknesses of said opener, the bottom thickness clearing said stud, thetop thickness being engaged and held by said stud.

4. In combination, a bottle cap having an open ended recess in its to anopener entirely held in said recess, an means to prevent longitudinalmovement of the opener in said recess. y 4

5. In combination, a bottle ca a main recess in the top thereofextending the full Width of the cap top, a side recess in the cap topextending from the main recess, an opener comprising a head and ahandle, said handle lying in the main recess, said head lying in themain and side recesses.

6. In combination, a bottle cap, a main recess in the top thereof of thefull Width of the cap top, a side recess in the cap top and extendingfrom the main recess, an opener for the cap comprising a head and ahandle, said handle lying in the main recess, said head having anopening spur lying in the side recess.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LUCY COTTON AMENT.

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